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<p class="MsoNormal">Sorry to hear about the loss of Tom. As David said, he gave an informative presentation on North Korea at the Teaching Asia Workshop on Korea. He had considerable knowledge of N. Korea, having made at least two trips there. I will miss
him and so all Asianists. May his soul rest in peace.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>From:</b> asiacouncil-bounces@lighthouse.valdosta.edu <asiacouncil-bounces@lighthouse.valdosta.edu>
<b>On Behalf Of </b>David L Starling<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Thursday, December 12, 2019 7:25 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> Eric Spears <spears_eric@columbusstate.edu>; asiacouncil@lighthouse.valdosta.edu<br>
<b>Subject:</b> Re: [asiacouncil] Passing of Dr. Tom Dolan<o:p></o:p></p>
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</span><a href="mailto:asiacouncil-bounces@lighthouse.valdosta.edu">asiacouncil-bounces@lighthouse.valdosta.edu</a><span style="color:black"> <</span><a href="mailto:asiacouncil-bounces@lighthouse.valdosta.edu">asiacouncil-bounces@lighthouse.valdosta.edu</a><span style="color:black">>
on behalf of Eric Spears <</span><a href="mailto:spears_eric@columbusstate.edu">spears_eric@columbusstate.edu</a><span style="color:black">><br>
<b>Sent:</b> Thursday, December 12, 2019 5:04 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> </span><a href="mailto:asiacouncil@lighthouse.valdosta.edu">asiacouncil@lighthouse.valdosta.edu</a><span style="color:black"> <</span><a href="mailto:asiacouncil@lighthouse.valdosta.edu">asiacouncil@lighthouse.valdosta.edu</a><span style="color:black">><br>
<b>Subject:</b> [asiacouncil] Passing of Dr. Tom Dolan</span> <o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">It is with a heavy heart that we report that one of our colleagues, Dr. Tom Dolan, recently passed away.
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<span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Dolan joined the faculty of CSU in August 2000 after twenty years as a Naval officer. He chaired the Political Science Department from 2003 to 2008 and again from 2010 to 2014, retired as a Full Professor
in 2018, was named Professor Emeritus that same year, and taught courses in Political Science as recently as last semester.</span><span style="color:#500050"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">He served as the Director of the Richard R. Hallock Lecture Series from 2007 to 2016. Under Dr. Dolan’s leadership, CSU hosted a series of internationally recognized speakers in the area of national
security, including Ambassador Thomas Pickering and Major General Patricia Frost. Dr. Dolan was himself a recognized expert on North Korea who had traveled there in recent years. He published numerous articles on Asian international issues, particularly related
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<p>Our deepest condolences go out to his family.<o:p></o:p></p>
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